MIGUEL LAINO

“My work tends to be an interpretation of images from online and print media that I find compelling on some level, without over-analyzing the reasons why they are of interest. This approach allows for a more spontaneous painting process that involves the subconscious more than the conceptual, and possibly allows for a greater degree of interpretation on the part of the viewer, by virtue of being less overtly prescriptive. The source image needs to grab me at a deep level, and the completed painting needs to feel true to that essence, while still being something new and unique in its own right, something unexpected.”